Increased rate of penicillin non-susceptible strains of N. meningitidis in Naples, Italy
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DOI: 10.1080/1120009x.2017.1351730
Abstract: Neisseria meningitidis is a causative agent of community-acquired sepsis and meningitis in humans. These diseases are associated with high mortality and morbidity if treatment is not started promptly. The empiric antibiotic treatment depends on patient… read more here.
Keywords: increased rate; penicillin non; penicillin; susceptible strains ... See more keywords
Heterogeneity of penicillin-non-susceptible group B streptococci isolated from a single patient in Germany
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DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkz465
Abstract: Abstract Objectives Streptococcus agalactiae [group B streptococci (GBS)] have been considered uniformly susceptible to penicillin. However, increasing reports from Asia and North America are documenting penicillin-non-susceptible GBS (PRGBS) with mutations in pbp genes. Here we… read more here.
Keywords: penicillin non; group streptococci; non susceptible; penicillin ... See more keywords
Genomic epidemiology of penicillin-non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae
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DOI: 10.1099/mgen.0.000305
Abstract: Penicillin-non-susceptible Streptococcus pneumoniae (PNSP) were first detected in the 1960s, and are now common worldwide, predominantly through the international spread of a limited number of strains. Extant PNSP are characterized by mosaic pbp2x, pbp2b and… read more here.
Keywords: susceptible streptococcus; penicillin non; streptococcus pneumoniae; epidemiology ... See more keywords